If_CJS you_PNP live_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 south_NN1 suburbs_NN2 ,_PUN you_PNP know_VVB that_CJT nothing_PNI in_PRP life_NN1 is_VBZ certain_AJ0 except_PRP death_NN1 ,_PUN taxes_NN2 and_CJC railroad_NN1 crossing_NN1 delays_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP 're_VBB all_DT0 too_AV0 familiar_AJ0 with_PRP sitting_VVG in_PRP your_DPS car_NN1 watching_VVG freight_NN1 car_NN1 after_PRP freight_NN1 car_NN1 rumbling_VVG past_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 tableau_NN1 of_PRF tedium_NN1 ,_PUN blocking_VVG your_DPS progress_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Southland_NP0 contains_VVZ a_AT0 tangle_NN1 of_PRF highways_NN2 ,_PUN streets_NN2 and_CJC rail_NN1 lines_NN2 that_CJT often_AV0 produce_VVB major_AJ0 inconveniences_NN2 for_PRP those_DT0 trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI from_PRP one_CRD place_NN1 to_PRP another_DT0 ._SENT And_CJC it_PNP looks_VVZ as_CJS if_CJS that_DT0 problem_NN1 is_VBZ about_AVP to_TO0 get_VVI worse_AJC ._SENT A_AT0 proposed_AJ0 merger_NN1 between_PRP Canadian_AJ0 National_AJ0 and_CJC Kansas_NP0 City_NN1 Southern_AJ0 would_VM0 join_VVI two_CRD railroad_NN1 companies_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 combined_AJ0 reach_NN1 from_PRP Canada_NP0 to_PRP Mexico_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC you_PNP can_VM0 guess_VVI which_DTQ locale_NN1 offers_VVZ the_AT0 perfect_AJ0 place_NN1 for_PRP connecting_VVG all_DT0 the_AT0 transcontinental_AJ0 traffic_NN1 ._SENT CN_NP0 Executive_NN1 Vice_NP0 President_NP0 and_CJC Chief_NP0 Operating_NN1 Officer_NN1 Rob_NP0 Reilly_NP0 says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP do_VDB see_VVI it_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 growth_NN1 opportunity_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC you_PNP 've_VHB heard_VVN of_PRF growing_AJ0 pains_NN2 ?_SENT The_AT0 merger_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ needs_VVZ the_AT0 approval_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 federal_AJ0 Surface_NN1 Transportation_NN1 Board_NN1 ,_PUN promises_VVZ to_TO0 bring_VVI more_DT0 freight_NN1 trains_NN2 through_PRP the_AT0 south_NN1 suburbs_NN2 —_PUN a_AT0 prospect_NN1 that_CJT worries_VVZ Matteson_NP0 Mayor_NP0 Sheila_NP0 Chalmers-Currin_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 see_VVI any_DT0 benefit_NN1 for_PRP Matteson_NP0 and_CJC surrounding_AJ0 communities_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP told_VVD the_AT0 Daily_AJ0 Southtown_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP see_VVB this_DT0 more_DT0 as_CJS additional_AJ0 delays_NN2 here_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 Southland_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Keith_NP0 Creel_NP0 ,_PUN president_NN1 and_CJC CEO_NN1 of_PRF Canadian_AJ0 Pacific_NP0 ,_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ a_AT0 rival_AJ0 bid_NN1 for_PRP KCS_NP0 ,_PUN agrees_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ just_AV0 the_AT0 last_ORD place_NN1 in_PRP America_NP0 you_PNP 'd_VM0 want_VVI to_TO0 put_VVI more_DT0 pressure_NN1 on_AVP from_PRP a_AT0 freight_NN1 standpoint_NN1 if_CJS you_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 alternative_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT CN_NP0 's_POS Reilly_NP0 says_VVZ there_EX0 would_VM0 be_VBI an_AT0 increase_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD to_PRP four_CRD trains_NN2 to_PRP day_NN1 ,_PUN up_AVP from_PRP about_PRP 20_CRD ,_PUN over_PRP time_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 significant_AJ0 increase_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 discount_VVI the_AT0 value_NN1 of_PRF anything_PNI that_CJT holds_VVZ out_AVP the_AT0 prospect_NN1 of_PRF creating_VVG jobs_NN2 in_PRP Illinois_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 boost_NN1 in_PRP rail_NN1 shipments_NN2 might_VM0 take_VVI some_DT0 eighteen-wheelers_NN2 off_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 ,_PUN lessening_VVG traffic_NN1 and_CJC pollution_NN1 ._SENT Some_DT0 suburban_AJ0 mayors_NN2 support_VVB the_AT0 deal_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC stuffing_VVG more_DT0 trains_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 system_NN1 is_VBZ bound_VVN to_TO0 multiply_VVI headaches_NN2 for_PRP local_AJ0 residents_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 merger_NN1 could_VM0 mean_VVI not_XX0 only_AV0 more_DT0 trains_NN2 but_CJC longer_AJC ones_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS Crete_NP0 Village_NP0 President_NP0 Michael_NP0 Einhorn_NP0 warns_VVZ ._SENT That_DT0 means_NN0 longer_AV0 waits_VVZ for_PRP motorists_NN2 ,_PUN particularly_AV0 when_CJS the_AT0 trains_NN2 run_VVN below_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 allowed_VVN speed_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS they_PNP often_AV0 do_VDB ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ really_AV0 sets_VVZ the_AT0 public_NN1 on_PRP fire_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 blame_VVI them_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ another_DT0 potential_AJ0 downside_NN1 ._SENT Rail_NN1 customers_NN2 fear_VVB the_AT0 deal_NN1 will_VM0 mean_VVI higher_AJC rates_NN2 ._SENT 
